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Employment law

18 September 2008
Issue: 7337 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , Employment , In Court
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Morton v Thornton Print Ltd [2008] All ER (D) 30 (Sep)

The Employment Appeal Tribunal considered the test to be applied in determining whether the employee was constructively dismissed.

It was held that the “last straw” principle simply means that the final matter which leads to the acceptance of a repudiatory breach of contract when taken together and cumulatively with earlier conduct entitles a party to accept a repudiatory breach of contract, whether that last matter is in itself a breach of contract or not.

Where the substance of a complaint is made known it is not also necessary to identify the trigger for accepting the repudiatory breach, and so the trigger for a decision to accept a repudiatory breach of contract need not itself be the subject of a grievance.

Issue: 7337 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , Employment , In Court
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Firm strengthens Glasgow corporate practice with partner hire

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Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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